Slovenian

/sloʊˈviːniən/ adjective/noun

Definition

Relating to Slovenia, its people, or their South Slavic language; a person from Slovenia.

Etymology

From Slovene Slovenija, related to the Slavic root 'slovo' meaning 'word' or 'speech,' distinguishing Slavs as 'those who speak (our language)' versus foreigners. The modern state name emerged with independence in 1991.

Kelly Says

Slovenian is unique among Slavic languages for preserving the dual grammatical number - a special form used when referring to exactly two of something, which most other Indo-European languages lost centuries ago. Slovenia is also the only former Yugoslav republic that uses the Latin alphabet exclusively.

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